tagh Nor tagh (, meaning “new district”) located in the eastern part of Kond, in the surrounding are of the Hovhannes Tumanyan House-Museum. It was called ‘new’, because many immigrants from Atropatene were moved here after the 1828 Treaty of Turkmenchay. During the Persian rule, in the place of the Nor tagh were the Gardens of the Sardars, called Khanlubagh () Shen tagh Shen tagh () located in the surrounding areas of the English Park. Soviet era Note: for the names of raions the Russian names are given, which was official at the time. The first administrative division of Yerevan took place in 1936. Two raions were formed: Kirov raion (Кировский район) Stalin raion (Сталинский район) The Spandaryan raion (Спандарянский район) was formed in 1938 and the Molotov raion (Молотовский район) in 1939. As of 1940 Yerevan had 4 raions: Kirov raion (Кировский район) Molotov raion (Молотовский район) Spandaryan raion (Спандарянский район) Stalin raion (Сталинский район) The Kirov raion was disintegrated in 1953. In 1957, the Molotov raion was renamed as Lenin raion. In 1958, Shahumyan raion was formed, followed by the Ordzhonikidze raion in 1961. So as of 1971 there were 6 raions in Yerevan: 26 Commissars raion (Район им.26 Комиссаров) Lenin raion (Ленинский район) Myasnikyan raion (Мясникянский район) Shahumyan raion (Шаумянский район) Spandaryan raion (Спандарянский район) Ordzhonikidze raion (Орджоникидзевский район) The Soviet raion (Советский район) was formed in 1972, followed by the Mashtots raion (Маштоцкий район) in 1986. Raions of Yerevan and their populations according to the last Soviet census of 1989: See also History of Yerevan Yerevan Erebuni Fortress Armenian Oblast Erivan Governorate Khanate of Erevan History of Armenia References Albert Parsadanyan. Intelligence Warehouse-2. Yerevan, VMV-Print, 2005, p. 150-152. Կամսար Ավետիսյան. ՀԱՅՐԵՆԱԳԻՏԱԿԱՆ ԷՏՅՈՒԴՆԵՐ - ԵՐԵՎԱՆԻ ՄԻԿՐՈՏՈՊՈՆԻՄԻԿԱՆ. Երևան, «Սովետական գրող» հրատարակչություն, 1979 Կամսար Ավետիսյան. ՀԱՅՐԵՆԱԳԻՏԱԿԱՆ ԷՏՅՈՒԴՆԵՐ - ՀԱՅՐԵՆԻՔՈԻՄ ՎԵՐԱՀԱՍՏԱՏՎԱԾ ՏԵՂԱՆՈՒՆՆԵՐ. Երևան, «Սովետական գրող» հրատարակչություն, 1979 External links